13 dead in KZN church collapse as heavy storms lash the province

Thirteen people were killed and 16 injured when a church collapsed in northern KZN on Thursday night. Image: Supplied

Thirteen people died and 16 were injured when a church roof collapsed in northern KwaZulu-Natal as heavy storms lashed the province on Thursday night.

According to Jonty Ndlazi, a senior manager at the KZN disaster management centre, a Pentecostal church building collapsed during a "Passover session". The building is in an area called Dlangubo, within the uMhlathuze municipality.